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Daiga Mieriņa (née Cekule; born 3 March 1969) is a Latvian politician who has been serving as the Speaker of the Saeima since 20 September 2023.

Life

Daiga Mieriņa studied at the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies.[1]

From 2009 until 2015 and from 2016 until 2021, she was Council chairperson of Carnikava Municipality.

During the 2022 parliamentary election, she was elected as a member of the Latvian parliament for its 14th term and she represents the Latvian Farmers' Union.[2] She became chair of the committee for local government and state administration.[3]

In September 2023, she was nominated Speaker of the Saeima after the Parliament first refused to vote in Gunārs Kūtris.[4] She was elected on September 20 by a majority of 55 votes (34 MPs voted against).[5]

References

  1. ^ "14. SAEIMAS VĒLĒŠANAS". sv2022.cvk.lv. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ^ "14. Saeimā ievēlēti septiņi politiskie spēki; 'Attīstībai/Par!' nepārvar 5% barjeru". www.delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Daiga Mieriņa - Latvijas Republikas 14.Saeima". titania.saeima.lv. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Kūtris negūst atbalstu – rīko jaunas Saeimas spīkera vēlēšanas". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Saeimas priekšsēdētājas amatā ievēlēta Daiga Mieriņa". saeima.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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